Transliteration: phulake · noun
| Meaning | a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
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| Part of speech | noun |
| Frequency | 47x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | φυλακὴν, φυλακῇ, φυλακὰς, φυλακήν, φυλακάς, φυλακῆς, φυλακαῖς, φυλακὴ |
| Example verses | Matt 5:25 · Matt 14:3 · Matt 14:10 · Matt 14:25 · Matt 18:30 |
φυλακή (phulake) is a noun that occurs 47 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment” and first appears in Matt 5:25.
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